FlowerMama Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 That's good news! My pink and green trumpets are bleaching from too much light. I'm hoping it will stop on it's own because I really don't want to have to move them. Just going to keep an eye on them. Maybe stick a shade above them somehow to shield them from the blinding light. Your sister has great taste in coral . Get a single piece of plastic canvas from Walmart and stick it on top. The holes will help difuse the light. I have it over my Evolve8 Link to comment
nidding Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Very good looking tank! I like it a lot And your cherub angel is almost identical to mine in its colouring Link to comment
rocksmom Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 That's good news! My pink and green trumpets are bleaching from too much light. I'm hoping it will stop on it's own because I really don't want to have to move them. Just going to keep an eye on them. Maybe stick a shade above them somehow to shield them from the blinding light. Your sister has great taste in coral . Get a single piece of plastic canvas from Walmart and stick it on top. The holes will help difuse the light. I have it over my Evolve8 I've used window screen too back in my freshwater days. I remember someone with a par meter on the planted tank forum said a single layer cut light intensity by something like 40%. Very good looking tank! I like it a lot And your cherub angel is almost identical to mine in its colouring Thank you They are adorable little things, aren't they? I wanted one for a long time, but this is the first tank I've had that was big enough. Link to comment
gena Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I've used window screen too back in my freshwater days. I remember someone with a par meter on the planted tank forum said a single layer cut light intensity by something like 40%. Thank you They are adorable little things, aren't they? I wanted one for a long time, but this is the first tank I've had that was big enough. That's exactly what I used. Had some extra window screen and plopped it on top of my DIY fish-saver top. I see an improvement already . Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 how's the tank doing? been thinking about my own tank upgrade in the near future and keep coming back to your build =). Link to comment
rocksmom Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 how's the tank doing? been thinking about my own tank upgrade in the near future and keep coming back to your build =). Pretty good besides some bubble algae growing in the zoa garden. I want to be like "Do it! 30G club!" and all that, but yours will just end up being like 1000x better than mine from day 1. Here are my July pics. The light turned off on me so just a few fts and a couple night shots. FTS fts71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr Left left71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr Right rightclose71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr yasha71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr montis71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr paly71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr blenny71515 by Stacy Lambert, on Flickr You can see the bubble algae in the last picture. I tried removing some a couple weeks ago, but I popped a couple and I think it just got worse. I've cut back on feeding some, but I'm afraid my snails and urchin are going to starve from lack of other types of algae. Might have to break down and get an emerald crab. I already have two jerky crabs, might as well get a third. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 beautiful pics! how's the quality of the glass? I really like this tank's dimension but hesistant to get one because the glass is not low iron. Link to comment
rocksmom Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 beautiful pics! how's the quality of the glass? I really like this tank's dimension but hesistant to get one because the glass is not low iron. You can definitely tell it's not low iron, but it's not bad. The edges really show it because of the thickness of the glass. It doesn't bother me looking at the tank though. Might be a different story if you sat it side by side with a low iron one... Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 i still can't get over how awesome your scape and corals are. love the two islands look connected by a bridge. Link to comment
rocksmom Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Aww, shucks. LOL Thanks, but I really can't take responsibility. My husband did the scape, with about 90% of the corals attached. He really has a knack for it. Did some nice ones in the tanks we used to have before the move. Link to comment
NanoFever Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Dang how did I miss that you upgraded. Looks awesome! That tiger goby is sweet! Link to comment
DocReef Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Beautiful tank. I've been wanting a shallow cube as my next upgrade and this is just perfect. Link to comment
Manbearfish Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 This thing is awesomeeee Link to comment
Benny314 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Loving the light fitting. Link to comment
Kijho Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Holy.. This reef is brilliant!!!! Amazing job!! Link to comment
Matthewdvm Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Looking great! Love the scape!i have a red month cap and forest fire digi battling it out in my tank, too! Link to comment
rocksmom Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks for the last round of comments guys. Unfortunately the tank is now empty. We're selling our place and moving to an apartment, so it had to go. Last of the livestock just sold yesterday and my husband is cleaning out the tank as I speak, err, type. It was really sad breaking this one down, everyone was so easy with this build. Anyway, thanks again to everyone Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Oh darn. They wouldn't allow tanks? That stinks. Link to comment
gena Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks for the last round of comments guys. Unfortunately the tank is now empty. We're selling our place and moving to an apartment, so it had to go. Last of the livestock just sold yesterday and my husband is cleaning out the tank as I speak, err, type. It was really sad breaking this one down, everyone was so easy with this build. Anyway, thanks again to everyone Lucky duck that got your fluffy acans . I hope you will be back one day . Link to comment
rocksmom Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 The leasing agent actually said a tank would be okay, but the place is tiny. It's a studio and there's literally one closet so there just wouldn't be room to store all the "stuff" that goes with the tank. RO unit, salt mix and mixing equipment, buckets, etc. We thought about going with something smaller, but that still doesn't solve the storage issue. Plus we're planning on moving back to San Diego after one lease term. We'll probably set one up once we move back there. Link to comment
Rehype Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Im not sure how in the world I missed this build but it was truly special Outstanding job I hope you are able to setup another one in the near future because im sure it will be just as killer. Link to comment
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